https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:47:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper/page/2#post-736401 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:43:22 +0000 MrsSCB 736401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, no I am the WORST! The weirdest thing is I hate having a messy house but I just can't work up the motivation to clean it. We desperately need to find a cleaning person. We have the money, but I'm just weirded out about choosing the right stranger to let into our house :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper/page/2#post-736396 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:42:45 +0000 runsyellowlites 736396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Company over is the BEST, and in my case only really effective, cleaning motivation! lol</p> <p>I can admit that in another life I was probably a hoarder, thankfully this me isn't <i>that</i> bad. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736388 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:40:39 +0000 PrincessBaby 736388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am awful when DH is away now that I have LO! We're just trying to keep everything from busting at the seams!</p> <p>The good thing about having a nanny is that it forces me to keep the house cleaner because I don't want her to think that we live in filth or call Child Protective Services for the conditions H is living in, lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736371 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:36:20 +0000 MsLipGloss 736371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Ditto! Although I am good about keeping things picked up and wiped down in between visits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736359 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:33:36 +0000 MamaMoose 736359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very good at writing checks to the cleaning lady ; ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736352 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:32:31 +0000 Beebug 736352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am! This is one thing I don't have a lot of patience/tolerance for is a dirty house! Ours definitely isn't spotless (we have a Golden Retriever, spotless isn't possible!) but I am all for washing walls, deep cleaning in rooms as much as possible! I cook all meals, with a few exceptions and try two new meals per week. I am on mat leave now, but I don't find things really changed much from pre-LO, except DH and I shared cooking more as he gets home before me. </p> <p>We don't ever do the whole house at once though. The one thing I am awful with is folding laundry. I get it clean no prob, but never fold it when it's warm and fresh out of the dryer! When DH takes LO up for bathtime I start dinner and cleaning (parts of) main floor. Always a basic tidy up, vacuum, and wash floors, then good clean somewhere/something else while dinner is going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736334 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:29:14 +0000 runsyellowlites 736334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! I am a terrible housekeeper &amp; like @zippylef we're all pretty terrible about the picking up immediately after ourselves so it can get pretty messy pretty quick, especially since G &amp; I are here alll day! Even with the best of intentions I'm horrible! =/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736323 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:24:23 +0000 heffalump 736323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: Yes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736321 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:23:38 +0000 MrsBrewer 736321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Ahh gotcha! Hey win, win right?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736313 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:22:13 +0000 heffalump 736313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: DH is picky about that stuff, he doesn't think things get clean without chemicals. I'm ok with this arrangement anyway- no cleaning for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736296 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:18:34 +0000 ShootingStar 736296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I'm terrible. My goal is to keep making enough money to pay for my cleaning service. Time is money to me, and I have no desire to spend my free time scrubbing toilets and vacuuming. Especially now that I'm pregnant! It's all I can do some nights to cook dinner. And then I fall asleep on the couch after out of exhaustion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736222 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:56:18 +0000 MrsBrewer 736222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: No need to clean with chemicals! Seriously! Look into eCloths or Norwex. No chemicals are needed just the clothes and water! That's what I use. Then you don't have the chemical smell in your house, yuck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736206 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:52:44 +0000 avivoca 736206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish. I can keep it up usually, but pregnancy has wiped me out. I swept/mopped for the first time since my BFP last week, and I couldn't believe how filthy it was. I'm working on getting better at it, especially with a LO on the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736183 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:47:20 +0000 SugarplumsMom 736183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I suck pretty bad. But surprisingly, I've gotten a LOT better since DD started crawling. I have no choice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736151 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:38:15 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 736151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really good at picking up daily, but we are both bad at deep cleaning.</p> <p>We just replaced the flooring in our house, so I took the opportunity to wash the walls, baseboards, vents, etc. I hope I keep it up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736098 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:24:19 +0000 Boheme 736098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty good about it, especially if I make a concerted effort to just put in 15 minutes a day. DH is a really good help though too, so I can't take all the credit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736088 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:22:46 +0000 travelgirl1 736088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No I'm awful at it. I cook well but don't clean very well, I just don't seem to have very good technique... DH keeps joking he should send me to a class. I do want to be good at it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736087 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:22:25 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 736087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope so horrible. I don't know how to clean things! I'm going to tackle laundry and vacuuming today though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736080 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:20:36 +0000 littlek 736080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, that's why we have a maid. I don't have time to cook either.. I'm not very domestic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736079 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:18:48 +0000 Alivoo01 736079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can tidy up fine, but as far as deep cleaning - nope! Hubby's awesome at even if he only does like twice a year. He's more detail oriented than I am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736044 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:07:02 +0000 Weagle 736044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: Also a SAHM... Still terrible :)</p> <p>@mrsmate: I could definitely cook simpler meals to clean more. Luckily, the weather is getting warm and I tend to plan simpler meals during warm weather so we can be outside more. Plus, being outside = less mess making inside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736030 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:00:28 +0000 mrsmate 736030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even though I'm a sahm I am a terrible housekeeper. I'm a good cook, that's about it. I think I need to cook simpler and clean more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-736020 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:57:36 +0000 meredithNYC 736020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the most part, yes, though I am a SAHM, so that makes it a lot easier. My husband is more of a slob, though, so sometimes it feels like endless work dealing with his messes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-735916 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:42:58 +0000 looch 735916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, because I am super organized. I don't have a schedule, but I am constantly cleaning up, it's easier for me to maintain a clean house when I am always cleaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-735892 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:11:28 +0000 heffalump 735892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep the house picked up and get laundry done, but the chemical smells give me migraines so I can't really clean. We have a cleaning lady for that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-735889 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:09:44 +0000 Cherrybee 735889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty good, really. I keep on top of the major jobs like hoovering and cleaning the bathroom. I used to be much better (a bit of a neat freak) but living with another person makes that difficult - you either relax a bit or go crazy following them around picking up after them. I am awful at keeping on top of the laundry, though! It's out of sight out of mind for me - as long as the house looks nice I don't care, really - so if the laundry is in the basket or (gasp) wet in the machine it can stay there!! DH gets really mad with me because every time he goes to use the washing machine (because he has no clean underwear left!) it's full of damp, stinky clothes!! Oops!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-735873 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:54:30 +0000 Smurfette 735873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! It is worse now that R is here. I don't have the time to get everything done since she when she does take a long nap, it is on me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-735865 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:42:40 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 735865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty good. I like the way my house looks when it's clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-735861 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:33:04 +0000 GrapeCrush 735861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm pretty bad. i HATE cleaning!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-good-housekeeper#post-735841 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:44:11 +0000 Bao 735841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty good. Things are usually pretty clean and picked up around here. Obviously there are things laying around from time to time but no more than a day. </p>